Cleveland Talks Climate Destination, Cuts Library Budgets
The job seekers show up every morning at the Glenville branch to use the computers. Kids come after school. Seniors arrive when their apartments get dangerous in summer heat or winter cold. Cleveland Public Library just lost $2.2 million in state funding over two years. Meanwhile, county officials are planting trees and rezoning neighborhoods for the climate migrants they say are coming. The people at Glenville are trying to figure out what Cleveland's future as a climate haven means for them this winter.
Cleveland Talks Climate Destination, Cuts Library Budgets
The job seekers show up every morning at the Glenville branch to use the computers. Kids come after school. Seniors arrive when their apartments get dangerous in summer heat or winter cold. Cleveland Public Library just lost $2.2 million in state funding over two years. Meanwhile, county officials are planting trees and rezoning neighborhoods for the climate migrants they say are coming. The people at Glenville are trying to figure out what Cleveland's future as a climate haven means for them this winter.
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